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Drinking Fluids Decreased

Does this describe your symptom?

 
  • Child drinks less than normal amounts of fluid.
  • Main Cause: Sore mouth or throat. After using this topic to check for dehydration, see MOUTH ULCERS
  • or see SORE THROAT.
    Cause
  • Common cause in infants: Blocked nose in bottle or breastfed infant (Reason: can't breathe while sucking) - See COLDS after using this topic.
  • Nausea from viral stomach infection without vomiting.
  • Difficulty breathing with bronchiolitis or croup.
  • Complication: dehydration.

If not, see these other symptoms

  1. Should I Call?
  2. Care at Home

Parent Care for Pediatric Symptoms. Copyright © 2000-2008. Barton D. Schmitt, MD
Reviewed/Modified: Sept 2008 by Intermountain Healthcare, Inc.


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